Dispensing device for tooth-paste



July 5, 1932. v A. DAZEY 1,866,190

DISPENSING DEVICE FOR TOOTH PASTE File n- 27. 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet lJwumtw Jae/120 .1

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A. DAZEY DISPENSING DEVICE FOR TOOTH PASTE Filed Jan. 27. 1931 3heets-Sheet 3 Patented July 5, 1932 I UNIT D STATES ALLEN 'DAZEY, orLOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA,

msrnlvsnve, DEvicE r03 modes-PASTE Application filed January 27, 1931.Serial No. 511,588.

My invention relates to'dispensing pasty or creamy materials fromcollapsible tubes and relates particularly to devices of this g invertedU. or horseshoe spr1ngs:.

character for dispensing tooth paste efiiciently, economically andsanitarily as want-. ed from the collapsible tubesin which tooth pasteis ordinarily sold.

It is the object ofmy invention to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will-be inexpensive toiconstruct," readily assembled ortaken apart for" packing for transportation or for cleaning, Wlll beattractive appearance, will carry tooth brushes and a water glass and sosupport the tooth paste tube that its contents maybe dispensed downwardonto a tooth brush A to beout of sight. A furtherobject isv to 7 providemeans for fasteningthe device to a wall orother fixed object.

With the objects above indicated andother objects hereinafter describedin view, my invention consists of and comprises the construction. andcombination of elements hereinafter described and claimed. Figure l-is afront view of a complete device embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side viewjof the same.

- Figure 3 is a top plan view'of the same.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the same. 7 Figure 5 is a horizontal,sectional view on line 55 of Figure 6, showing the rollers and operatingmechanism.

Figure 6' is a Vertical central sectional View on line 66 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is avertical central sectional view on line77 of Figure Figure8 is a bottom plan View .of a modi fied construction.

Figure 9 is ahorizontal sectional View on line 99 of Figure 10. I I VFigure 10 is a vertical central sectional View on line 10-10 of Figure8,

Figure '11 is a vertical central sectionai view on line11..-11 of Figure8. 1 I Figure 12 is a front view of one-10f the .Inthe drawings 1indicates a horizontal supporting plate having at its rear a downiwardly turned portion 2provided with openings to receive screws 3,4,or'other fastening means by which the device may be secured to avertical wall or door. One, sideedgeof plate 1 is provided withnotches-5 adapted to receivethe shanks of toothbrushes, this edge. ofthe plate-being turned up as shown at 6 toretainthe toothbrushes invertical position. w i

The portion of plate 1 opposite the side edge which isprovidedqwithnotches 5-mries onits' upper face "an. annular dished member! which maybe integral with orseparate fror'n'plate 1.- 1 Y Within the openingofannular'plate 7 is arranged a frusto-conical shell or hollow member 8,'9, the portionS of which extends shown, and meansfor-rotatingtherollers to compress between them" the tooth paste tubeand'to feed the compressed portion upward into the frusto-c'onicalmember 8, 9, within which it is concealed from 'view. The bottom disc orplate 13 is provided with an opening 18 rectangular in shape throughwhich the end "of the tooth paste tube-ispassed to be engaged by therollers16 and 17. On the upper face of disc or plate 13 arecarriedparallel upwardly extending plates '19 and-20, having openings 28and 29 inthem fortheshafts 21 sides, on the mid portions of whichrollers 16: and 17 are carried. These plates 19 and 20 may be carried bya; ring 23.. secured-on the upper face of;

disc 13 and fitting into the lower end of portion 9 of thefrusto-conical member-8, 9, and

' secured thereinby screws 24 or other fastening means; Both shafts 21and22 terminate and ring 23. The openings 28, 29, in'plates 19 and 20extend to thelower edges of the plates so that in assembling thepartsthe shafts may be readily put in place before ring 23 is secured tobottom plate 13. Block 30,

'31, carried by plate 13 closes openings 28, 29,

so asto retain the shafts in place.

'Forthe purposeof pressing rollers 16 and V 17 yieldingly together Iprovide inverted U or horseshoe shaped springs 32, 33, the legs of whichare each provided on their insides withnotches 34 adapted to receive andform bearings for the end portions of shafts 21,

and 22. The legs of these springs 32 and 33 are of such length that whentheir ends restupon the upperface of bottom plate 13 the notches 34 willhold the shafts in position above plate 13; The necessity for formingbearings in "the parallel plates 19 and 20 is thus obviated, it beingnecessary only to form the openings28, 29, of suflicient size to reeeivethe shafts.

Instead of bottom plate 13 with ring 23 and the-upwardly extendingplates 19 and 20, carried by the ring, I may use the construction shownin Figures8 to 11, and in which a disc 40 of thinsheet metal takestheplace of bottom plate 13 and is secured in place by tabs 41 on thelower end of shell 8, 9, extending through slots in disc 40 and bentover. In

this; construction upwardly extending plates 42, 43, take the place ofplates19, 20, these plates 42, 43, beingintegral with connecting 'piece44 and secured todisc 40 by tabs 45 extending through slots in the discand bent over. The plates 42, 43, and connecting piece 44. may be formedof relatively thin sheet metal stiffened as shown by bending their upperedges inward or outward at right angles. These plates 42, 43, haveformed in them openings 28, 29,'for the shafts 21, 22,

but instead. of blocks 30, 31, the material of disc40 at the endsofopenings- 18 may be bent upward as shown at 46, 4' 7, so that theirends will bear against the shafts 21 and 22.

The inverted U shape or horseshoe springs 32, 33, are the same in themodified construction as inthe construction shown in Figures 1:to 7. Inthis construction the sheet metal at the upper ends of openings28, 29,"is bent outward as shown at '48, 49, and the metal at the upper end of46, 47 is also bentoutward as shown at 50,51, these outwardly bentportions 48, 49, 50, 51 serving to; space the gears and the springs awayfrom the thin plates 42 43.

In the construction shown in Figures 8 to 11 the top plate 52 may besecured to the hollow member 8, 9, by tabsv 53 extending throughopenings in the top plate and bent down. V

In the construction shown in Figures 1 to 7 the hollow member 8, 9, isshown as spun or stamped in a single piece though it may be otherwiseformed. In the construction shown in Figures 8 to 11, the hollow member7 may be of thin sheet metal bent into frustoconical form and held inshape by inserting it through the opening in dished member 7 from belowand by the tabs which secure the top plate 52 andbottom plate 40 inposition.

"In assembling the parts in the construction shown in Figures 1 to 7,the shafts 21, 22,

with rollers 16, 17, and gears 26, 27, will be placed in openings 28,29,of plates 19 and 20, and bottom plate 13 so placed on thebottom of'ring23 that blocks 30 and 31, will hold the shafts in openings 28, 29, andsoldered or otherwise secured. Springs 32, 33, may thenbe sprung overthe ends of the shafts 21,22, with their notches 34 engaging the shaftsand with the ends of the springs hearing against bottom plate 13. Thering 23 'withthe bottom plate 13 and the parts as sembled as above maythen be inserted in the lower end of hollow member 8, 9, shaft 22entering openings 24, and may be secured by screws 24 In assembling theparts in the construction shown in Figures 8 to 11, shafts 21, 22,should be placed in the openings 28, 29, and bottom plate 40'should beso placed that its upturned portions 46, 47, will bear against theshafts and the tabs on the lowerredges of plates 42, 43,44, will extendthrough openings in plate 40 so as to be turned down to hold plates 42,43, 44, in position. Springs 32, 33, may then be caused to embrace theend portions ofshafts 21, 22, and plate 40 may then be secured inpositionby means of tabs 41. v

It will, of course, be understood that do 1 described and claimed forcompressing tooth pastetubes, as the device may obviously be used forcompressing other tubes. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:-'

1. In a dispensing device for the purpose described, a horizontal baseplate provided with means for securing it to a vertical surface, anannular member carried by the base plate on its upper face, a hollowmember secured in the annular member extending above and below the baseplate and means carried a by the portion of the hollow'member below thebase plate for compressing a collapsible tube so arranged as to feed thecollapsed portion of the tube upward into said hollow member.

2. In a dispensing'device for the purpose described, a horizontal baseplate, an annular member carried by the base plate on its upper face, ahollow member carried by the base plate and extending above and below it0011- centric with the annular plate, compression rollers carried by theportion of the hollow member below the base plate adaptedto compress acollapsible tube and to feedthe col-' lapsed portion of the tube upwardthrough 6 yieldingly pressing the rollers. together. .7

4. In a dispensing device for-the purpose the hollow member, and meansfor described, a horizontal base plate, an annular member carried by thebase plate on its upper face, a hollow member carried by the base plateextending above and below it concentric with the annular plate,compressionprolh ers carried by the portion of the hollow mem-- berbelow the base plate adapted to compress a collapsible tube, and to feedthe compressed portions of the tube upward into said hollow member andmeans for yieldingly pressing the rollers together consisting of Ushaped springs having their legs extending downward within thehollowmember and bearing against the shafts of the rollers.

5. In a dispensing device for the purpose described, a horizontal baseplate, an annular member carried by the base plate on its upper face, ahollow member carried by the base plate extending downward therefromconcentric with the annular member, parallel bars carried by saiddownwardly extending hollow member on opposite sides of its ,cen-

tre so: arranged as tolea-ve spaces between each of said bars and the,wall of said downwardly extending hollow member, and paral- I lel shaftsjournalled in said Ibars carrying between the bars compression rollersadapted to compress a collapsible tube.

said bars and the wall of said downwardly extending hollow member,parallel shafts journalled in said bars carrying between the barscompression rollers adapted to compress. a collapsible tube and having,intermeshing gears in the spaces between the bars and the wall ofthe-downwardly extending member.

7 Ina dispensing device for the purpose described a horizontal baseplate, an annular member carried by the base plate 011 its upper face, ahollow member carried by the base plate extending downward therefromconcentric with the annular member,,parallel bars carried by saiddownwardly extending hol-, lowmember on opposite sides of its centre soarranged as to leave space between each of said bars and the wall ofsaid downwardly extending hollow member, parallel shafts journalled insaid bars carrying between the bars compression rollers adapted tocompress a collapsible tube and-having intermeshing gears in the spacesbetween the bars and the -wall of the downwardly extending member,

and compression springs extending into said spaces between the bars andthe wall of the downwardly extending member;

8. In a dispensing device .for the purpose described a horizontal baseplate, an annular member carried by the baseplate on its upper face, ahollow member carried by the base plate extending downward therefromconcentrio with the annularmember, parallel bars carried by saiddownwardly extending hoL low member on opposite sides of its centre I soarranged as to leave spaces between each of said bars and the wall ofsaid downwardly extending hollow member, parallel shafts journalled insaid bars carrying between the r bars compression rollers adapted tocompress a, collapsible tube, and notches extending upward'from thelower edges of the bars to receive the shafts. r v 9. In a dispensingdevice for the purpose described, means for compressing a collapsibletube comprising a plate having an openingtherein to receive the end ofthe collapsibletube, a pairof rollers opposite said opening, shaftscarrying said rollers and means for supportingsaid shafts in positionconsisting of inverted U shaped springs provided on the inside of theirlegs with notches adapted to engage said shafts V I In testimonywhereof, I hereunto afiix my signature. ALLEN DAZEY,

6. In a dispensing device for the purpose described a horizontal baseplate, an annularmember carried by the base plate on its upper face, ahollow member carried by the base plate extending downward therefromconcentric withthe annular member, parallel bars carried by saiddownwardly extending hollow member on opposite sides of its centre soarranged as to leave spaces between each of

